u/Equivalent-Title-246

Hello! I am wondering if there is a way to figure out how one can overcome some kind of "fear" of realizing Nirvana? I read a zen monk say that passing away is a small death but enlightenment is the big death, so if one were to be on the cusp of realization and they have a moment of hesitation, of fully letting go of who they are because they know there is no turning back, how could they learn to overcome that? Of course it would be self-cherishing, which is something we all do and have learned since time immemorial, so how can one learn to let go of that? It's easy to not think but when the body itself hesitates, which i have seen be described as Mara, what is a remedy?

Sorry for a very odd, and perhaps controversial inquiry.

Hello I am wondering if anyone knows anything about the Skagit River Trail? I am trying to plan a trip to EC Manning on my bike to do some hikes there and google maps insists on taking the trail (I'd be coming from Chilliwack Lake then take Trans Canada trail to Silver Skagit Rd) but apparently the bridge has been washed out... Is there a way to cross the river in mid-late June? People say there are trees to cross on but that seems unreliable.

Hello I am wondering if anyone knows anything about the Skagit River Trail? I am trying to plan a trip to EC Manning on my bike to do some hikes there and google maps insists on taking the trail (I'd be coming from Chilliwack Lake then take Trans Canada trail to Silver Skagit Rd) but apparently the bridge has been washed out... Is there a way to cross the river in mid-late June? People say there are trees to cross on but that seems unreliable.

Sorry if this may not be entirely pertinent to the sub but my end goal is hiking for a couple of days in EC Manning and would like to know the conditions of this trail since recent info is a bit hard to find.